In September or October of 2009, I made a life changing decision.
I purchased my first Taste of Home magazine.
I can’t remember how the purchase happened. It was probably an impulse buy to cook for friends. I never used a recipe, the magazine was stashed in a drawer, and somehow {miraculously} the magazine survived and it’s living in my kitchen.
By chance, I found the magazine last weekend when I was looking for a good Fall recipe for BEO.
Little did I know this magazine was going to save my newlywed life- one low budget recipe at a time.
The article: Shop Once…Eat All Week!
You can find the 5 recipes on the page linked to above. They are to the right hand side in the box that says “related recipes.” They include ham & sundried tomato alfredo, savory onion chicken, ham & broccoli frittata, onion-dijon pork chops and southwest beef pie.
Yes, it’s online. Yes, that’s cool.
The link above will provide you and your family 5 weeknight recipes, prepped and cooked in 30 minutes, UNDER $1.50 per serving. It even tells you what day to cook them.
Organization, budgeting and time management at it’s best folks. What’s not to love?
I went to the store immediately, purchased the items on the already prepared grocery list and started cooking.
I made the ham & sun-dried tomato alfredo recipe on Monday.
The bad news: He wouldn’t have wanted me to share this picture.
The good news: He liked it.
I did add a few extra ingredients for flavor- like salt, pepper and random Italian seasoning I had on hand.
I never got to the rest of the recipes. Oh well, that’s what the weekend is for.
I’m on a mission. I want more of these pre-planned, budget friendly recipes. Do you or any of your blogger friends do this type of thing?
If so, leave me a link. I could use it.
